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going the way of

going the way of is the present participle and gerund of go the way of.

Meaning of go the way of

Verb

go the way of (third-person singular simple present goes the way of, present participle going the way of, simple past went the way of, past participle gone the way of)

  1. (idiomatic) To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
    • Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use].

Questions about going the way of

What is going the way of the present participle and gerund of?
Going the way of is the present participle and gerund of go the way of.

Words near going the way of in the dictionary

  1. going the distance
  2. going the entire animal
  3. going the entire swine
  4. going the extra mile
  5. going the route
  6. going the way of
  7. going the way of all the earth
  8. going the way of the dinosaurs
  9. going the way of the dodo
  10. going the way of the dodo bird
  11. going the whole hog

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